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  • Ictinaetus

    Ictinaetus is a genus in the family Accipitridae. The genus has only one member the black eagle.

    accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
    Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

    1/ Black eagle (Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

  • Lophotriorchis

    Lophotriorchis is a genus of four species of eagles in the family Accipitridae.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    Lophotriorchis (synonym Hieraaetus) Greek lophos crest; triorkhes: hawk.

    1/ Rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Đại bàng bụng hung, Lophotriorchis kienerii)

  • Nisaetus

    Nisaetus (Crested hawk-eagles group) is a genus of subfamily Aquilinae found mainly in tropical Asia,
    earlier placed within the genus Spizaetus.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    The genus name Nisaetus combines the Medieval Latin nisus for a sparrowhawk with the Ancient Greek aetos meaning "eagle".

    1/ Changeable hawk-eagle (Diều đầu nâu, Nisaetus cirrhatus) or crested hawk-eagle, marsh hawk-eagle or Indian crested hawk-eagle

    2/ Mountain hawk-eagle (Diều núi, Nisaetus nipalensis) or Hodgson's hawk-eagle

  • Pallas's Fish-Eagle

    Pallas's fish eagle (Đại bàng biển đuôi trắng, Haliaeetus leucoryphus),
    also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle

    Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) is a large, brownish sea eagle of the family Accipitridae. 
    A sea eagle or fish eagle (also called erne or ern) is any of the birds of prey belonging to the subfamily Haliaeetinae

    Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey": The name Haliaeetus is Neo-Latin for "sea-eagle", from Ancient Greek hali-, "sea-" and aetos, "eagle". 

    leucoryphus: Derived from the Ancient Greek leukos (λευκός), meaning "white," and koruphos (κορυφή/κορυφός), meaning "crowned" or "head", meaning: "White-crowned" or "White-headed," referring to the pale plumage on the head of the adult bird.

  • Pernis

    Pernis is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae, subfamily Perninae whose members are commonly known as honey buzzards. 

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek pernes, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey.

    1/ Crested honey buzzard (Diều ăn ong, Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental, Asiatic, or Eastern honey buzzard. 

  • Sarcogyps

    Sarcogyps is a genus of Old World vultures in the family  Accipitridae.

    1/ Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), also known as the Asian king vulture, Indian black vulture or Pondicherry vulture

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The scientific name Sarcogyps is derived from Ancient Greek and Latin. "Sarc-" comes from the Greek word "sarx" (meaning "flesh") and "-gyps" comes from the Greek word "gyps" (meaning "vulture"), making Sarcogyps mean "flesh vulture" or "vulture that eats flesh". 

  • Spilornis

    Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 

    Spilornis: from Greek spilos "spot"; ornis, ornithos "bird".
    cheela: Hindi name Cheel for a hawk or kite.

    1/ Crested serpent eagle (Diều hoa miến điện, Spilornis cheela) 

  • Steppe Eagle

    Steppe eagle (Đại bàng hung, Aquila nipalensis) 

    The steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis) is a large bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
    This bird nests in only four large nations: Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. 
    This species is entirely migratory.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".

  • White-tailed Eagle

    White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), sometimes known as the "sea eagle"

    The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia.
    This bird breeds from as far west as Greenland and Iceland to as far east as Hokkaido, Japan.

    Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey".
    The name Haliaeetus is Neo-Latin for "sea-eagle", from Ancient Greek hali-, "sea-" and aetos, "eagle". 
    The specific albicilla, "white-tailed", is from Neo-Latin albi-, "white" and cilla, "tail".

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